Single Wide Mobile Home Demolition in Boise: Decks and Sheds

When we walk a single wide for a mobile home demolition job, the kind we do around Boise every week, the home itself is usually the quick part. Most of the walkthrough goes to everything bolted, nailed and leaned against it over the years.

Decks. Sheds. Wheelchair ramps. A carport roof screwed right into the siding.

That's pretty normal. When people call us about mobile home demolition in Boise, they're thinking about the home. The add-ons are what decide how long the job takes and what it costs.

So here's how we deal with the extras around a single wide or double wide, and what's worth knowing before you get an estimate.

The stuff people forget is attached

Most mobile homes in the Treasure Valley didn't stay the way they came off the truck. One owner adds a porch. The next one adds a shed and a carport.

What we usually find is some mix of decks, wood or metal steps, skirting, ramps, carports, awnings, lean-tos and sheds. Every so often somebody framed a whole room onto the side.

Here's the thing. A lot of that isn't really separate from the home. A carport tied into the roofline, or an addition sharing a wall, has to come apart before the home can come down or get hauled off. You can't leave it standing and deal with it later.

If it touches the home, plan on it being part of the job.

What single wide demolition in Boise actually includes

Our free on-site estimate covers the whole lot, not just the home. Every deck, shed and pile of old lumber behind the fence gets looked at. Then you get a firm price before anything is touched.

Pricing comes down to the space and the work involved. A single wide with a little set of wood steps is a very different job than one with a big wraparound deck and a carport anchored in concrete. Both are fine. They just aren't the same price.

Why does that matter? Because the surprise we hear about most is from folks who got a quote for "the trailer" somewhere else, then found out the deck and shed were extra once the crew showed up.

We'd rather you see all of it on one number up front. No hidden fees.

Tip: Before your estimate, walk the lot yourself and decide what stays. Want to keep the newer shed or the steel carport? Tell us during the walkthrough so it's written down, not just remembered. Marking or taping off what stays saves a lot of back-and-forth on demo day.

Sheds, decks and ramps: keep, haul or tear down?

You don't have to get rid of everything. Honestly, some of it's worth keeping.

A solid shed on skids can usually stay put or get slid to a new spot on the property. A steel carport in decent shape can come down in sections and go up somewhere else. Aluminum ramps pull off easily, and plenty of people want them.

Old decks are another story. After enough hot Boise summers and freezing winters, the boards are cupped and the posts have gone soft at the ground. We break those down and sort the wood.

Much of what we haul gets donated or recycled. Metal sheds, aluminum skirting, carport panels and ramps are easy to keep out of the landfill. It's mostly rotten wood and old roofing that actually makes the dump run.

On the fence about something? Ask. Yes, we'd love the work, but we'll tell you straight if it's worth saving, even when that makes the job smaller for us.

Mobile home demolition permits and add-ons

Do the extras change the permit? Sometimes. It depends on where the home sits.

A demolition permit in Boise, Meridian or Nampa covers the structure coming down, and some offices want attached additions, decks and accessory buildings listed on it too. What the city asks for isn't always what unincorporated Ada County or Canyon County asks for.

We can't promise what your local office will want. What we can tell you is that a room addition or a big attached structure is the thing most likely to come up. If you've got one, mention it early so it's on the paperwork from the start.

Utilities matter here too. Some decks and carports have wiring run through them for lights or outlets, and that has to be shut off and disconnected properly before anyone pulls a post.

Timing and what demo day looks like

The add-ons usually come off the same day as the home, first thing in the morning. Steps and decks go first, then skirting, then the carport. After that, the main structure.

How soon demolition goes on the calendar depends on the schedule, the size of the job and whether a permit has to come through first. Same-day service happens when we have room, though a full teardown with a lot of extras is tough to squeeze in on short notice.

In July and August we like an early start before the heat sets in. In winter, frozen ground makes pulling deck posts and piers slower, so we build in a little extra time, especially on the bigger rural lots out around Star and Emmett.

When it's done, we take cash, card or Venmo.

The bottom line

The home is the part you notice. The decks, sheds, ramps and carports around it are what really shape your estimate. Get all of them looked at and priced on day one, decide what you're keeping, and nothing catches you off guard later.

If you've got a single wide or double wide anywhere in the Treasure Valley that needs to go, give us a call at (208) 247-3193. We'll come out, walk the lot with you and give you a firm number. No pressure either way.